Job description
GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.
Description
As a Managing Security Consultant for Application Security Strategy, you will split your time equally across three core responsibilities one-third hands-on delivery work, one-third managing a team of application security professionals, and one-third pre-sales activities. This role combines direct client service delivery with strategic leadership and business development responsibilities, focusing on developing innovative security approaches that incorporate emerging technologies like AI and automation. You will be responsible for executing client engagements, managing the strategic direction of application security initiatives, overseeing service delivery teams, and leading pre-sales activities to grow the business.
In your delivery capacity, you will be actively engaged in executing strategic assessments, implementing security programs, and delivering strategic consulting services directly to clients. This hands-on work includes conducting threat modeling sessions, performing security architecture reviews, implementing secure development lifecycle processes, and developing AI-enhanced methodologies. Your direct delivery experience will ensure you maintain deep technical expertise and credibility with both clients and your team members.
As a manager and strategic leader, you will oversee a team of security professionals, guide the development of innovative service offerings, and drive the integration of cutting-edge technologies into our application security practice. You will be responsible for mentoring team members, ensuring quality delivery across all engagements, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation, particularly around AI technologies, LLMs, and agent-based security architectures.
Your pre-sales and business development responsibilities will leverage your hands-on delivery experience to build credibility with prospective clients, scope complex engagements, and develop custom proposals. You will lead client presentations, identify market opportunities, develop new service offerings when needed, and foster long-term business partnerships that drive sustainable growth for the strategic division of the application security practice.
Role Requirements
- Oversee, manage, and deliver application security strategy offerings
- Lead pre-sales activities including scoping, proposal development, and client presentations
- Manage a team of security professionals delivering application security services
- Design, develop, and implement comprehensive application security programs for clients
- Execute hands-on implementation of secure development lifecycle processes and security controls
- Lead strategic application security initiatives including Threat Modeling, Security Architecture Reviews, and Secure SDLC engagements
- Develop and implement AI-enhanced security testing methodologies and tools
- Demonstrate fluency with AI technologies, including LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted security testing
- Possess hands-on coding experience in modern programming languages to develop security tooling
- Understand agent-based security architectures and Multi-Cloud Platform (MCP) server environments
- Author comprehensive assessment deliverables tailored to both technical and managerial audiences
- Drive business growth through client relationship management and pre-sales activities
- Identify market opportunities and develop new service offerings
- Conduct application security research with a focus on emerging technologies
- Foster client relationships and develop long-term business partnerships
Education, Credentials, and Experience
- 7+ years of experience in application security or related roles
- 10+ years of experience in information security
- 3+ years of experience in consulting services
- 2+ years of experience managing security teams
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated experience with AI/ML technologies, including LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI agent architectures
- Strong coding skills in modern programming languages for security tooling development
- Experience with cloud-native and containerized application security
- Proficiency with application security testing tools and methodologies
- Experience reviewing source code for security vulnerabilities
- Understanding of application security frameworks (SAMM, BSIMM)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for client-facing deliverables
- Business development and pre-sales experience
- Industry certifications preferred
- Travel up to 10-35% (optionally more)
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Why GuidePoint? GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.
Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Some added perks….
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option
